The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-28

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dence Of fresh short selling, especially on behalf
/ of the South, but confidence in cotton met the
supply with an investing demand, and the bulk
/ or business was done on an advancing scale OF
5G16 points for late months, and llGll2 points
on October AT the close extremes were some
what modified, but the feeling was steady
GALVESTON, Oct. 21.-Cotton firm; middling
ll6c; net receipts pa bales gross 6,192; sales
1879 bales; stock II $50 bales: exports, to Great
Britain 30 bales, coaScwSe 1855.
NORFOLK, Oct. 21.-Cotton steady; middling
95-l6c; net receipts $685. bales, gross 1895;
sales 2,9l2 bales stock %, l82 bales; exports,
to Great Britain 4,407 bales, coastwise 33l2.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 3.-Cotton firm; middling
9}Sc; net receipts = bales, gross Sc; sales none;
stock !, l42 bales; sales to Spnners 1000 bales.
BosroN, Oct 27.-Cotton quiet; middling
9)sc; net receipts 30S bales, gross 5,OS5; sales
none; stock none.
WILMINGTON, Oct. 27.-Cotton firm; middling
| 93-l6c; net receipts ! S25 bales, gross l,S2S;
sales none; stock 3,61S bales.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 27.--Cotton firm; middling
9S4c; net receipts 81 bales, gross 50; stock
6,i02 bales; exports to Great Britain ,202 bales.
! New ORLEANS, Oct. 27.-Cotton firm; mid
| ding ll6c; net receipts 1921 bales, gross
1929 sales 1850; stock lSS,632 bales; exports,
| to Great Britain 1904 bales, to France 3,2O
MOBILE, Oct. 27.-Cotton firm; middlng &c;
net receipts l,G19 bales, gross l103; sales 900
bales; stock 1905 bales; exports, coastwise
| 1865 bales.
&c; receipts 1859 bales; shipments 5,Sl1;
| sales 500; stock 91.7ll bales
AUGUSTA, Oct. 25.---Cotton firm; middling &c;
| receipts l,b42baes; sales 2,5l5 bales
CHARLESTON, Oct. 21.-Cotton steady; middling
91Sc; net receipts ,623 bales, gross 1893; sales
1000; stock $3.50 bales; exports to the CONT
nent 5,400 bales
! ATLANTA, Oct 27.-Cotton firm; middling
| SIC; receipts 752 bales.
| New YORK, Oct. demonstrated net receipts
for all cotton ports to-day i2,5lS bales; exports,
TO Great Britain u, 313 bales, to the continent
| $500, to France $3.50; stock at all American
/ ports Coz 4fb bales
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES. ETC.
| LIVERPOOL, Oct. 81 noon.-Whcat firm with
| fair demand holders offer moderately. Corn
steady; demand fair.
NEW YORK, Oct. %, noon.-Flour quiet but
| firm. Wheat lower. Corn quiet but firm. Pork
steady; mess Sl4 00@l4 so Lard firm Old mess
pork steady at S13 50@13 70 Freights firm
| 500 p. m.-Southern flour firm. Wheat-op-
| lions opened firm, later declined 1s094c sub
| sequently advanced 14019c, closing firm at best
| prices spot firm and moderately active; No .
| red, November delivery S3OS33sc, December
| S41a0s43Sc, May - 5-16G189Ac. Corn firm; No.
| ,, October delivery 523lc, November 52I2G 5234c,
| Nav ~ 3-6tG559sc. Oats a shade better; No. ?,
| October delivery 33d33l6c. November 330331sc,
| May 55956l 3j}4c; No. :, spot S3Q331sc Hops
| quiet Coffee, fair Rio, on spot nominal; OPP
TONS 3Os1 Is points lower but moderately active;
| No. Rio, October delivery IL soc, November
| 10 l0016 3Oc, December 10 O50l6 4Oc May 10 ~
ole lOc Sugar steady and fairly active; fair
refining SC; refined closed duh. Molasses steady.
Cotton seed oil, 35c for crude, 43c for refined.
| Hides quiet but very steady. Wool quiet and
weak. Pork closed fairly active and steady;
1 Beef dull. Beef hams steady. Cut meats dull
and unchanged. 1liddles dull and nominal Lard
| 3d97 points lower and dull and heavy; Western
| steam, on spot So s5, October delivery So 80,
November So 59@66 81, May ST S2@6 81. Freights
firm; cotton, per steam, 9-64d; grain per
| steam. 316d.
| CHICAGO, Oct. 27.-The markets on Change
| generally opened easier to-day, and little OF
| special interest was developed during the SEES
| sion Wheat OnppRi fairly steady If be
| came evident that strengthening or supporting
| influences were going to be scarce, and many
| small scalpers were induced to sell out before
| the expected break came. subsequently little
| interest was developed, and on the afternoon
| board the market became stronger and Decem-
| Der wheat closed at 739S17334c. Corn was
| moderately active and firm. The market opened
unchanged, declined 1s@4c in sympathy with
| wheat, then became rrmer, due to strong
| cables, light receipts an urgent demand for
cash corn and free buying at the time by two
| prominent houses the market closing shade
| higher than yesterday. Oats were very dull
and undressing to-day. Only small business
| was transacted at about yesterdays prices.
| Provisions were traded in moderately. Steadi-
| ness in the hog market had a Strengthening in
| t!uence on the market for products, and early
| transactions showed a slight advance in prices,
| with moderately free offerings, However, a
| weaker feeling was developed and more de-
| ferred deliveries changed hands at lower prices.
January is still leader, and the bulk of the trad
| ing centred in contracts for that month. The
| demand Was only Ialr ana manly LOT snorI IN
terest. Inquiry on shipping account was fair
| and offerings were not very large. Buyers and
| sellers were somewhat apart in views and trad
ing was comparatively light. Receipts of pro-
ducts were large and shipments moderately
| free. January mess pork opened at $12 81 15,
sold at $12 30012 3715. and closed at the latter
! figure January lard opened at So 30, sold at
| the latter and closed at S6 p January short
ribs opened at So 2719 sold at SC 27i@@6 30, and
| closed at the latter inquire.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
| in fair inquiry: prices firm and unchanged.
Wheat, No. spring 71j4Q71&c; No. red 72lac.
Corn, No = 4l56c. Oats, No. 2. 25l4c Mess pork,
S13 Lard, per loo los, St 50. Dry sailed Shout
ders, boxed S. 2J05 80. Whisky 81 10.
Leading FIGURES ranged as follows
Opening. Highest. Closing.